PERSONAL AND ENTRY LEVEL STORAGE (PELS) MARKET ANALYSIS

Key Developments

• In February 2023, NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, launched the NetApp AFF C-Series, a new line of capacity flash storage options that provide low-cost all-flash storage. The NetApp AFF C-Series offers flash performance while being cost-effective and efficient, resulting in a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and a smaller storage footprint. This family of capacity flash arrays is also offered with ONTAP One, an all-in-one license that includes all available NetApp software, one of the most comprehensive software suites on the market.
• In April 2020, Western Digital, a global data storage technology and solutions leader, announced the upcoming release of the WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD. This high-performance SSD is designed to provide gamers and content creators with exceptional speed and responsiveness. It features a PCIe Gen4 interface and is available in capacities ranging from 500GB to 2TB. The WD Black SN850 can deliver read speeds of up to 7,000MB/s and write speeds of up to 5,300MB/s, positioning it among the fastest consumer-grade SSDs on the market.